Gruenebaum Traded To Kansas City

Andy Gruenebaum has been traded to Sporting Kansas City in exchange for a 2016 second-round
SuperDraft pick.

Gruenebaum entered the offseason out of contract and at one point was a lock to re-sign with the
Crew, but talks had changed tone in the last few weeks. Now Gruenebaum, a native of the Kansas City
area, has a chance to replace Jimmy Nielsen, who retired after Sporting won MLS Cup.

Gruenebaum had been a backup to William Hesmer after being drafted in the first round of the
2006 MLS Supplemental Draft but took over the starting job in 2012. Before missing all but the last
few games of 2013 due to injury, he recorded the third-most shutouts (18) and fourth-most wins (26)
in Crew history.

The final Crew player now out of contract, midfielder/defender Danny O'Rourke, is the only
player who could potentially return for next season who was a member of the Crew's 2008 MLS Cup
team.